...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW TONIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY, BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO FALL TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
INTO NORTHEAST IOWA. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL HELP CHANGE RAIN
TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA, MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF I-35
DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR
DURING HEAVIER PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION, SO SNOWFALL RATES WILL
EXCEED A HALF INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA, WHICH EXTENDS FROM NEAR REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM
NORTHEAST THROUGH HUTCHINSON, PRINCETON, AND MORA, WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES. AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT THE
PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE PRIMARILY WEST AND NORTH OF THE TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL, NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY
MORNING.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5
INCHES LOCALLY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

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